Stepanakert Memorial/Victory Monument
The monument
Stepanakert Memorial is located in Azerbaijan
Stepanakert Memorial
Stepanakert Memorial is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Stepanakert Memorial
LocationStepanakert/Khankendi, Azerbaijan
Coordinates39°48′41″N 46°45′44″E / 39.81139°N 46.76222°E / 39.81139; 46.76222
Created1945 (1945)
Operated by Azerbaijan SSR (1945–1991)
 Republic of Artsakh (1991–2024)
 Azerbaijan (2024–present)
StatusAll year

The Memorial Complex of Stepanakert (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտի հուշարձան; Azerbaijani: Qələbə abidəsi, lit.'Victory Monument'), also known as the Victory Monument, is a memorial located in Stepanakert or Khankendi, Azerbaijan.

History

The memorial complex, built in honor of the 22,000 inhabitants of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR who died during World War II, is centered around a 21-meter-high (69 ft) obelisk in the center. Those who died were entombed in the common grave formed on the opposite hill. Another part of the complex is a cascade pool with a fountain and seven ‘weeping’ springs constructed in the style of traditional Armenian monuments and classic ornamental art. On the granite pedestals are portraits of Armenian-Soviet soldiers of the Red Army who were honored as Heroes of the Soviet Union. The newest part of the complex is a cemetery where the Armenian military casualties of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War are buried. From 1945 to 1990, the memorial was managed by the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. From 1991 to 2023, it was owned by the government of the Republic of Artsakh.[1][2][3]

Complex monuments and memorials

The following structures are in the complex:[4]

References

  1. "Memorial Complex in Stepanakert, Artsakh". www.armenian-genocide.org. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. Kester, Boris. "Stepanakert Memorial Complex | Stepanakert | Travel Story and Pictures from Armenia". www.traveladventures.org. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. "Memorial Complex in Stepanakert, Artsakh". www.armenian-genocide.org.
  4. "Мемориальный комплекс Степанакерта :: Геокэшинг ::". geocaching.su.


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